{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/optical-charges-and-payments-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2002/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/optical-charges-and-payments-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2002/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2002/5",
  "legislation_title": "Optical Charges and Payments (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/optical-charges-and-payments-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES\nMade 10th January 2002\nComing into operation 1st February 2002\nThe Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 62, 98, 106, and 107(6) of, and paragraph 2A of Schedule 15 to, the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel, and after consultation with such organisations as appeared to the Department to be representative of medical practitioners practising as ophthalmic medical practitioners, and ophthalmic opticians, as required by Article 62(3) of the said Order, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1) — See Article 3(6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14); Article 62(1) was amended by Article 3(1)(a) of, the Health and Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1984 (S.I. 1984/1158 (N.I. 8)) and Article 8(1) of the Health and Medicines (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/2249 (N.I. 24)); Article 62(2) was amended by Article 3(1)(b) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 and Schedule 6 to, S.I. 1984/1158 (N.I. 8) and Part I of Schedule 5 to the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/194 (N.I. 1)); Article 98 was amended by Part II of Schedule 5 to S.I. 1991/194 (N.I. 1); Schedule 15 was amended by Article 3(2) of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to, and Article 17 of, and Schedule 6 to, S.I. 1984/1158 (N.I. 8); Article 8(4) and (5) of S.I. 1988/2249 (N.I. 24); Article 14(2) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/594) (N.I. 2)) and Article 34 of, and Part II of Schedule 5 to, S.I. 1991/194 (N.I. 1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2002/5/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:09:21.710098+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}